Marine minerals for the 21st century

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Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-12

  Rona, Peter A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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LAW OF THE SEA; MARINE POLICY; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

EID: 0035996698     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2002/v25i1/001     Document Type: Article

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